⁶ For he joined with Yahweh; he didn't depart from following him, but kept his commandments, which Yahweh commanded Moses.

⁸ but cleave to Yahweh your God, as you have done to this day.

²⁰ You shall fear Yahweh your God; him shall you serve; and to him shall you cleave, and by his name shall you swear.

¹⁵ If you love me, keep my commandments.

³ For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

²³ who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

¹⁴ You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.

¹⁰ If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and remain in his love.

²¹ One who has my commandments, and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him."

⁴ which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall you be my people, and I will be your God;

¹⁹ Also Judah didn't keep the commandments of Yahweh their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.

¹⁶ They forsook all the commandments of Yahweh their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshiped all the host of the sky, and served Baal.

¹³ Yet Yahweh testified to Israel, and to Judah, by every prophet, and every seer, saying, Turn you from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.